I think so too. The source is The Daily Star. A British tabloid.
Check post #13. The Iraqi prime minister just gave Putin legitimacy to go into Iraq as well.
Putin is not a fool. Obama left a power vacuum and Putin can just go in and take over Iraq and Syria. 150k ground troops should do the job and will find little resistance.
Somebody will take the oil. If the choices are Russia, Iran or Isis it’s probably better if the Russians take it.